Tactics in Group A

[milicz]

Can the people familiar with the respective NT's in Group A do a rundown of the tactics that will be employed? Such as formations, whether they counter attack, do long ball, who does set pieces, penalties, etc.?

[yoryi]

Can the people familiar with the respective NT's in Group A do a rundown of the tactics that will be employed? Such as formations, whether they counter attack, do long ball, who does set pieces, penalties, etc.?

Ecuador will counter attack against Germany and Poland,Ecuador will not play the long ball because its players are good with possesion of the ball and good at "touching" the ball.(Typical S.American team)Ecuador likes to attack with its left and right full backs,but I don't see them attacking much due to the defensive roll they will have.(DelaCruz,Reascos,or Ambrossi)If both Germany and Polond do not score on the first 20 minutes,look for Ecuador to get confident and relaxed on the pitch.This means they will start to attack more frequently.Remember this guy fellas EDWIN TENORIO,he will be all over the opponents attacking midfielders azz,keep an eye on how "beautiful" he hits.I'm pretty sure he will get the first yellow card of the match.If Mendez can or Valencia can connect with C.Tenorio or Kaviedes to set up Delgado,then Ecuador could have many scoring opportunities.In the free kicks subject Ecuador has many candidates for this job,Mendez,Valencia,DeLaCruz,Kaviedes,Saritama.The PK's will mos def be kicked by Edison Mendez.

[MoRado]

counter attack time for the ticos vs Germany and Poland that are stronger and maybe and hopefully slower

[Smoga]

I am not sure what kind of tactics Poland will use, because Janas can be tricky, especially with the squad that he chose. But generally, after Janas took over as coach, Poland gave up on playing a mostly counterattacking game that was our trademark and has attempted to play positional attack, mostly through the middle. This has been possible largerly thanks to Szymkowiak's skill as a midfield general. Watch for his accurate passes through the center to our forwards, especially to Zurawski. If Rasiak plays as one of the forwards we can expect some long, high passes towards him from the defense, and he will then attempt to either direct the ball to another attacking player or head or shoot towards the goal.

Quick counter attacks are still utilized and may start with our flank defenders, Baszczynski and Zewlakow, both of whom, but especially Baszczynski like to move the ball to the opponents half. Our speedy wingers, Kosowski, Smolarek and Krzynowek can be utilized in counters as well, with Kosowski more likely to look to pass or cross the ball, Krzynowek more likely to either shoot or bring the ball closer to the goal himself, and Smolarek most likely to try to dribble through the defense and then cross.

Poland normally plays the 4-4-2, but there is some speculation that we may play with three forwards on ocassion. It's a basic formation, with one defensive (Sobolewski) and one offensive (Szymkowiak) midfield specialist. Smolarek and Jelen can play both midfield and forward, so they afford Janas more flexibility. Zurawski can also play a slighly more retracted role if necessary.

Zurawski will probably execute the penalties, whereas free kicks can be done well by a number of players, Szymkowiak, Krzynowek and Mila, but also some of the defenders as well. Mila is probably our best natural direct free kick taker, but kind of sucks at everything else now, so we may not have a chance to see his skill on display.

[Smoga]

Ecuador will counter attack against Germany and Poland,Ecuador will not play the long ball because its players are good with possesion of the ball and good at "touching" the ball.(Typical S.American team)Ecuador likes to attack with its left and right full backs,but I don't see them attacking much due to the defensive roll they will have.(DelaCruz,Reascos,or Ambrossi)If both Germany and Polond do not score on the first 20 minutes,look for Ecuador to get confident and relaxed on the pitch.This means they will start to attack more frequently.Remember this guy fellas EDWIN TENORIO,he will be all over the opponents attacking midfielders azz,keep an eye on how "beautiful" he hits.I'm pretty sure he will get the first yellow card of the match.If Mendez can or Valencia can connect with C.Tenorio or Kaviedes to set up Delgado,then Ecuador could have many scoring opportunities.In the free kicks subject Ecuador has many candidates for this job,Mendez,Valencia,DeLaCruz,Kaviedes,Saritama.The PK's will mos def be kicked by Edison Mendez.

Are there two Tenorios, then? And which is the one that scored that awesome goal against Paraguay, and does he do that often?

[Ladic]

Are there two Tenorios, then? And which is the one that scored that awesome goal against Paraguay, and does he do that often?

Yes there are 2 Tenorios,
First Edwin Tenorio, he is a defensive Midfielder, in the style of Gattuso, he uses brute force over technique but is very efficient in his job.

Then there is Carlos Tenorio, he is the Striker.


The goal you mention, was scored by Edison Mendez.

[juanse_moncayo]

Are there two Tenorios, then? And which is the one that scored that awesome goal against Paraguay, and does he do that often?

As ladic said, the goal was Mendez, and yes, he does that often. Very good strength and positioning of the ball.

[milicz]

Szymkowiak said today that Poland may play with a 4-5-1 formation, with Zurawski as the lone striker.

[MoRado]

for the first time in history CR has a team with long distance blasters:

Centeno, gomez, Hernandez, Bernard, D. fonseca, M. Solis and Azofeifa

[Ebbelwoi]

Klinsmann especially selected his squad for tactical variability. Usually Germany plays a straight 4-4-2 or with a diamond formation. For the diamond I'd use Kehl as the defensive midfielder who is pretty solid in securing the ball. For the straight 4-4-2 Frings would play along Ballack - both can alternate in going forward.

Also, expect a lot of pressure over the flanks - on the right side with Schneider and on the left side with Schweinsteiger, both are quite good dribblers. Schneider was poor in the first half of the season, but hit form again in the second half when Leverkusen rose from the ashes. On his day Schneider is a Flankengott (god of crosses), so look out for our tall men up front heading a few in. :D Schweinsteiger on the other hand links up excellently with Podolski and both can add a lot of flair to the game. The outbacks will also come to support in attacking situations.

The defense tended to play a very risky style with a little too much pushing upfront in order to get the oppenent strikers in offside situations. Main problem is, that the central defenders are not very fast. Lehmann will participate much in the game and act as a libero in some situations, which is also very risky.

All in all Germany will try to dominate their opponents with their physical approach to the game, every player will try to win the ball back as soon as possible. Against weaker opposition they will push forward as soon as they have possession, at the K.O.-stages the build up would be more cautious, which might kill creativity but gives support to the sometimes shaky defense.

Ah yeah, and when nothing else helps, Germany can always score from set pieces. :)

[Psychosis hsv]

equador: poor defence, just there to enjoy themselves no tactics at all

poland: tactics are tremendous speed. one touch type of play, all out attack

germany: all out attack, depends too much on scoring from coners and freekicks. weakness. right hand side of defence and lack of speed

costa rica: they are not tactically good but they can put all men behind the ball and beat you on counter attacks, germany and poland should wacth out for them

[marek]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=368719&root=worldcup&cc=5901

Nick Bidwell over on ESPN has a review on group A
he says that Frankowski will pair up front with Zurawski and that Poland have a 'solid defensive base'

how dim is he and can i have his job?

[Psychosis hsv]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=368719&root=worldcup&cc=5901

Nick Bidwell over on ESPN has a review on group A
he says that Frankowski will pair up front with Zurawski and that Poland have a 'solid defensive base'

how dim is he and can i have his job?
normally sissy are the ones who do those kind of things, is he one?